ἈΤΥΧΗΜΑ, ἀτυχημα
ATYCHĒMA, atychēma
Sounds Like: ah-TOO-khee-mah
Translations: misfortune, calamity, disaster, accident, a misfortune, a calamity, a disaster, an accident
From the root: ἈΤΥΧΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an unfortunate event, a calamity, or a disaster. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-, meaning 'not' or 'without') and 'τύχη' (tyche, meaning 'fortune' or 'luck'). Thus, it literally means 'without fortune' or 'bad fortune'. It is used to describe an adverse or harmful occurrence.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 11:372
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΤΥΧΗΜΑ.
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- ἈΤΥΧΗΜΑΤΑ — misfortunes, calamities, disasters, accidents
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